ENRON- A Study of FAILURES Who, How, Why! Arthur Gudikunst, Ph.D. Revised: April, 2003 Professor of Finance Finance Department Bryant College Introduction: The saga of the ENRON Corporation has been unfolding in the media for well over a year. In the span of only three years, ENRON has gone from public and professional acclaim of the company and its senior executives to scorn, infamy and bankruptcy. Its public auditing firm, Arthur Andersen, has basically been destroyed, as well
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E- Banking System in Pakistan ` E- Banking System in Pakistan Written by, Muhammad Rahimuddin rud777@hotmail.com 691205 0694 Syed Asif Abbas Bukhari asifbukhari82@hotmail.com 720512-1234 Supervised by Eva. Wittbom School of Management Blekinge Institute of Technology Ronneby, Sweden Thesis for the Master‟s degree in Business Administration, Spring-2010 Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ronneby, SWEDEN Thesis for the Master‟s degree in Business Administration Spring
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 17, Number 2—Spring 2003—Pages 3–26 The Fall of Enron Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu F rom the start of the 1990s until year-end 1998, Enron’s stock rose by 311 percent, only modestly higher than the rate of growth in the Standard & Poor’s 500. But then the stock soared. It increased by 56 percent in 1999 and a further 87 percent in 2000, compared to a 20 percent increase and a 10 percent decline for the index during the same years. By December
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A SURVEY OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE BANKING SECTOR IN KENYA ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Customer satisfaction within the banking institution is measured by many factors, which may or may not be quality related and is the key determinant as to whether a customer will be loyal to the baking service provider (Taylor and Baker, 1994). Satisfied customer will refer other to the same services by word of mouth. In the contrary
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Background of the study 1. Background of the study 1.1 Introduction For Internship Report under the Department of Business Administration of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) is an obligatory part for all students. The report includes the practical knowledge and information observed and obtained during the program. As an intern I was appointed to the Mercantile Bank Limited, A.K.Khan Branch. Mercantile Bank Limited is a specialized financial institution that performs most
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Sharing corps: Should company build competitive advantage by embracing the sharing economy? SHARING CORPS SHOULD COMPANIES build a new competitive advantage BY embracing the SHARING ECONOMY? ECOVALA - December 2013 1 Sharing corps: Should company build competitive advantage by embracing the sharing economy? Ecovala © 2013 This report was produced by the Ecovala in December 2013. If no other source is specified, the contents of this report are under a Creative Commons Attribution
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CHAPTER -01 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study In a developing country like Bangladesh, the banking system as a whole has a vital role to play in the progress of economic development. The number of local commercial banks and foreign banks is increasing day by day. This rapid expansion of the financial market has created immense competition among the existing local and foreign banks. The core business of a bank is providing various services (collecting deposits, lending money, foreign exchange
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CRM JOE PEPPARD, Cranfield University School of Management, UK Today, many financial services organisations are rushing to become more customer focused. A key component of many initiatives is the implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. Our research has highlighted that most institutions take a rather narrow view of CRM and as such, benefits have been limited. While second generation CRM has emerged to embrace the total organisation (hence Enterprise CRM), success in general
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Literature review Budgeting Establishing a planned level of expenditures, usually at a fairly detailed level. A company may plan and maintain a budget on either an accrual or a cash basis. Business budgeting is one of the most powerful financial tools available to any small-business owner. Put simply, maintaining a good short- and long-range financial plan enables you to control your cash flow instead of having it control you. The most effective financial budget includes both a short-range
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Starhub Ltd 2.7 Share Price Performance and Comparison 8 1|Page 3. Industry overview 3.1 Industry Market Share 3.2 Porter‟s Five Forces Analysis 3.2.1The threat of substitute products 3.2.2 The thread of new market entrants 3.2.3 The intensity of rival firms 3.2.4 Customers‟ bargaining power 3.2.5 Suppliers‟ bargaining power 3.3 SWOT analysis 3.3.1 Strengths 3.3.2 Weaknesses 3.3.3 Opportunities 3.3.4 Threats 3.4 Industry life cycle of M1 21 4. Current Issues 4.1 Global financial crisis
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